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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the position of psychiatrists (details supplied) placed on the vaccination allocation sequencing under the national Covid-19 vaccination programme; if they fall under group 2, 4, 6 or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: 852. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the deliveries of a vaccine (details supplied) to each of the seven hospital groups to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of our session is to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the merchant shipping (investigation of marine casualties) (amendment) Bill 2020. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Michael Kingston and Mr. Ciaran McCarthy. I thank them and the members for participating in this meeting at such short notice. I wish to make Mr. Kingston aware that his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Kingston. We will now proceed to take questions from members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Kingston.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Crowe has three and a half minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will allow Mr. McCarthy one minute to respond as succinctly as possible on the question of codification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sorry to interrupt but we must move on. I will try to bring Mr. McCarthy back in at the end when members have asked their questions. Deputy Lowry is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Apart from the independence of the board, and the number of members has now gone down to three, did the European Court of Justice make any other ruling in July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was the hearing of the European Court of Justice on foot of a request or complaint by you, or how did it arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How would it have arisen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How did this case arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: How would it have arisen? You are an expert in the area. How would the European Court of Justice have held a hearing on this aspect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will ask just a few quick questions. First, is there a blueprint in another country for what Mr. Kingston is proposing? Second, we ask that he and Mr. McCarthy send us a succinct one-page outline of what is required and what should be in the legislation. They are the two key aspects. Finally, in the context of the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union being abided by and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: A very brief summation or submission would be good for us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: Where is the precedent for this being done? What is the blueprint Mr. Kingston is looking at? What other country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask that the witnesses make that submission to us on foot of all our hearings today. We thank Mr. Kingston and his colleague, Mr. McCarthy, for attending and engaging with the committee. Due to Covid limitations, we will now suspend for a few minutes to allow for the technical set-up for our next session with the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. We hope Mr. Kingston and Mr. McCarthy will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of our second session is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the merchant shipping (investigation of marine casualties) (amendment) Bill 2020. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and his officials. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: My thanks to the Minister for being succinct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Kieran O'Donnell: A summation.